by contemporarychristianity_admin | Oct 6, 2021 | P.S.
It turns out that peace and quiet is good for a while, but not if it goes on for too long. Too much peace and quiet can damage your health. During Covid many of us struggled to juggle multiple responsibilities- work from home, housework, home schooling etc. and we...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Oct 5, 2021 | Sounding Board
Before the emergence of Covid 19, another epidemic was spreading quietly and inconspicuously across the world, less contagious but still damaging to health and wellbeing. The epidemic of loneliness targets the connectedness which is at the heart of human flourishing....
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Sep 21, 2021 | P.S.
Harvest for me means picking crab apples. Last year was a bumper year; the tree was laden with fruit and as the tiny pink-red spheres were picked, the branches rose as the weight of apples was lifted off them. This year, the tree is lighter; it’s taking a breather!...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Sep 13, 2021 | P.S.
The old joke goes that an Irishman asked for directions by a stranger started his reply by saying “If I was you, I wouldn’t start from here!” But here and now is our starting place. Looking back over the recent PS reflections on ‘Northern Ireland at 100 years’, I am...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Aug 25, 2021 | P.S.
REASONS TO BE HOPEFUL The news headlines over recent weeks have been as dispiriting as any recent period I can remember. The outworking of the climate emergency is increasingly apparent, unfolding on every continent and with the scale and frequency of extreme weather...
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